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Baseball Brunch: Halfway Home

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.The most remarkable thing about this season as we hit the not-halfway halfway point of the All-Star break isn't Albert Pujols' RBI total. Or Zack Greinke's ERA. Or the PED suspension of one of the game's biggest stars.It's the standings. And they not...

Not Even Yankee Stadium Can Stop Blue Jays Rookie Ricky Romero

NEW YORK -- Yeah, he was nervous, he admitted with a shy smile. Ricky Romero was pitching against the Yankees, in front of more than 46,000 people on a perfect summer day in the Bronx. The Blue Jays' 24-year-old rookie left-hander was fired up and throwing way too hard, which is why he darn near Yahtzeed* the scorecard in...

Baseball Brunch: Imbalance, Irregularities Abound in Interleague Play

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch."This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season." Yes, the 13th season of interleague play wraps up Sunday, except for a Cubs-White Sox makeup game. We have survived six San...

Gaston: Use DH in All Interleague Games

PHILADELPHIA – Even before Tuesday night's game, Cito Gaston was calling for the designated hitter in all interleague games.And then the Blue Jays manager got even more of a reason to push for a rule change.Toronto closer Scott Downs suffered an injury to his left foot pushing out of the batter's box while grounding...

Blue Jays Flying High in AL East

OAKLAND -- You heard all that talk over the winter about how the American League East was going to be a tight three-team race.The Blue Jays apparently didn't."You don't have to believe what you hear," Toronto shortstop Marco Scutaro told FanHouse. "In baseball, anything can happen. Last year if you would have told me in...